Practice mode Homeostasis

From which vessel do the peritubular capillaries arise?

Correct answer B. Efferent arteriole

Explanation

Blood leaving the glomerulus enters the efferent arteriole, which branches into the peritubular capillary network around the tubules. This gives a capillary bed lying between two arterioles.

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